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> What Spring rate?, My 100# springs are on backorder...
What Springs would you use?
What spring rate for the rear?
140# [ 16 ] ** [80.00%]
90# [ 2 ] ** [10.00%]
Stock [ 2 ] ** [10.00%]
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bmtrnavsky
post Aug 30 2010, 08:10 PM
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I ordered some 100# rear springs for my 73 2.0 and just found out they were on back order. My stock springs are toast... Everyone always says WOW! you set that up really squatty in the rear, and I'm like ya the springs are toast... so I was planning on putting in some 100# springs with Boge shocks. The fronts are done now and it is a BIG improvement already, but I have been waiting on my rear springs to do my rear shocks all at once. I don't really want to wait until October to finish this job, so my choices seem to be a stock spring... I don't really want this, a 90# at factory ride height, 140# lowered 1.5 inches, or the stock 65# spring. At this point I realize ANYTHING is better than what I have... but I am leaning towards the 140# springs.

I commute in the car on nice days but the car is mostly driven for fun, and I REALLY want to start taking it to the track for AX. I thought the 100# was a nice balance in performance and ride... is the 140 pound going to ride too harsh on the road?

I guess it's subjective, but I don't want to ruin it's manners on the road where it spends 90% of it's time. But I also want the car to handle really well and I get that I will have to make some compromise.

Thoughts?
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bmtrnavsky   What Spring rate?   Aug 30 2010, 08:10 PM
SLITS   Far as I remember, 90 - 100 lbs was stock. Oh wel...   Aug 30 2010, 08:53 PM
bmtrnavsky   Far as I remember, 90 - 100 lbs was stock. Oh we...   Aug 30 2010, 08:56 PM
Tom_T   Far as I remember, 90 - 100 lbs was stock. Oh we...   Aug 30 2010, 10:00 PM
SLITS   140s on the rear are a bit stiff, but not that bad...   Aug 30 2010, 09:01 PM
bmtrnavsky   140s on the rear are a bit stiff, but not that ba...   Aug 30 2010, 09:04 PM
SLITS   140s on the rear are a bit stiff, but not that b...   Aug 30 2010, 09:17 PM
Tom_T   140s on the rear are a bit stiff, but not that b...   Aug 30 2010, 10:04 PM
DanT   every 914 (5 of them)I have ever owned has had at ...   Aug 30 2010, 09:06 PM
DanT   Phoenix Red #5 21 mm front bars, 180# rear spring...   Aug 30 2010, 09:11 PM
kg6dxn   I run 200# progressive rate springs. Going down th...   Aug 30 2010, 09:26 PM
Krieger   I run stock front torsion and 140# rear with koni ...   Aug 30 2010, 09:53 PM
DanT   Tom, have you ever owned or driven for any appreci...   Aug 30 2010, 10:06 PM
Andyrew   Hell I have 275's on koni yellows on my car an...   Aug 30 2010, 10:12 PM
bmtrnavsky   I don't think I can return the fronts because ...   Aug 31 2010, 01:29 AM
nsr-jamie   How about some of those progressive rate springs t...   Aug 31 2010, 06:43 AM
dr914@autoatlanta.com   140 will lower the car and make the tail happy, me...   Aug 31 2010, 08:03 AM
bmtrnavsky   140 will lower the car and make the tail happy, m...   Aug 31 2010, 10:06 AM
windforfun   [quote name='dr914@autoatlanta.com' post='1363909...   Aug 31 2010, 01:51 PM
Nürburg Nomad   [quote name='dr914@autoatlanta.com' post='1363909...   Aug 31 2010, 01:56 PM
bmtrnavsky   [quote name='dr914@autoatlanta.com' post='136390...   Aug 31 2010, 06:09 PM
dr914@autoatlanta.com   update we will have the 100 adn 140 springs landed...   Sep 1 2010, 04:22 PM
ConeDodger   I am tripping over a pair of 100# stockers in my g...   Sep 1 2010, 11:29 PM


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